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Our online Teaching Hard History Text Library includes a wealth of primary and secondary source documents about slavery to share with students of all ages.

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Literature

William Wells Brown

William Wells Brown was born into slavery and later escaped to become one of the foremost supporters of abolition.

Lauryn Mascareñaz

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 8, 2019

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Informational

Frederick Douglass

This biography tells the story of Frederick Douglass’ escape from slavery and how he became one of the most important voices of his time and ours.

Barbara Spindel

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

February 19, 2020

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Latinos and the Fourteenth Amendment: A Primary Document Activity

In this lesson, students will work in pairs and use expert reading strategies to analyze the Court’s ruling in Hernandez v. Texas. After participating in a carousel discussion, students will write a three-minute paper describing how the United States would be different if the Court had reached an alternate conclusion.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

Civics

ELL / ESL

September 14, 2009

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November 10, 2016

What to Say to Kids on November 10 and the Days After

Yesterday, you needed to reassure your students and keep them safe. Today, you need to tell them the truth: Everything is not OK. We have work to do, and we can do it.

Topic

Religion

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Issue 55, Spring 2017